Luminaire and arrangement with a plurality of luminaires

ABSTRACT

A luminaire includes a surface light source that emits light with a plane, effective emission surface E, from which the light generated in the surface light source is radiated, a reflector configured to suppress glare of the surface light source for emission angles above a glare angle a, with 40°≦a≦80°, and a plane, effective radiation surface F, from which light emitted by the surface light source emerges from the luminaire, wherein the emission surface is surrounded on all sides by the reflector and the reflector, starting from the emission surface, extends towards the radiation surface, the reflector, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the emission surface, is formed concave on average so that a width b of the reflector in a direction away from the emission surface is described by a function f (b) and the first derivative f′ (b) thereof increases either strictly monotonically or as an alternative monotonically as well as strictly monotonically in some places in the direction away from the emission surface, it applies with a tolerance of 5% at most: F=E/sin 2 (a) with E≧1 cm 2 , on at least one intersection line parallel to and in the emission surface, it applies for a height H of the reflector in the direction perpendicular to the emission surface with a tolerance of 10% at most: H=tan(90°−a) L, and L is a length of the intersection line from an edge of the emission surface facing away from the reflector to the edge of the facing radiation surface, in a plan view.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to a luminaire and an assembly having aplurality of such luminaires.

BACKGROUND

There is a need to provide a luminaire in which an organiclight-emitting diode can be used in an efficient and glare-free manner.

SUMMARY

I provide a luminaire including a surface light source that emits lightwith a plane, effective emission surface E, from which the lightgenerated in the surface light source is radiated, a reflectorconfigured to suppress glare of the surface light source for emissionangles above a glare angle a, with 40°≦a≦80°, and a plane, effectiveradiation surface F. from which light emitted by the surface lightsource emerges from the luminaire, wherein the emission surface issurrounded on all sides by the reflector and the reflector, startingfrom the emission surface, extends towards the radiation surface, thereflector, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the emissionsurface, is formed concave on average so that a width b of the reflectorin a direction away from the emission surface is described by a functionf (b) and the first derivative f′ (b) thereof increases either strictlymonotonically or as an alternative monotonically as well as strictlymonotonically in some places in the direction away from the emissionsurface, it applies with a tolerance of 5% at most: F=E/sin²(a) with E≧1cm², on at least one intersection line parallel to and in the emissionsurface, it applies for a height H of the reflector in the directionperpendicular to the emission surface with a tolerance of 10% at most:H=tan(90°−a) L, and L is a length of the intersection line from an edgeof the emission surface facing away from the reflector to the edge ofthe facing radiation surface, in a plan view.

I also provide an assembly having a plurality of the luminairesincluding a surface light source that emits light with a plane,effective emission surface E, from which the light generated in thesurface light source is radiated, a reflector configured to suppressglare of the surface light source for emission angles above a glareangle a, with 40°≦a≦80°, and a plane, effective radiation surface F.from which light emitted by the surface light source emerges from theluminaire, wherein the emission surface is surrounded on all sides bythe reflector and the reflector, starting from the emission surface,extends towards the radiation surface, the reflector, in across-sectional view perpendicular to the emission surface, is formedconcave on average so that a width b of the reflector in a directionaway from the emission surface is described by a function f (b) and thefirst derivative f′ (b) thereof increases either strictly monotonicallyor as an alternative monotonically as well as strictly monotonically insome places in the direction away from the emission surface, it applieswith a tolerance of 5% at most: F=E/sin²(a) with E≧1 cm², on at leastone intersection line parallel to and in the emission surface, itapplies for a height H of the reflector in the direction perpendicularto the emission surface with a tolerance of 10% at most: H=tan(90°−a) L,and L is a length of the intersection line from an edge of the emissionsurface facing away from the reflector to the edge of the facingradiation surface, in a plan view, wherein the surface light source isan organic light-emitting diode and the luminaires are arrangedlaterally next to one another in a common plane.

I further provide a luminaire including an organic light-emitting diodethat emits light with a plane, effective emission surface E, from whichthe light generated in the organic light-emitting diode is radiated, areflector configured to suppress glare of the light-emitting diode foremission angles above a glare angle a, with 40°≦a≦80°, and a plane,effective radiation surface F. from which light emitted by thelight-emitting diode emerges from the luminaire, wherein the emissionsurface is surrounded on all sides by the reflector and the reflector,starting from the emission surface, extends towards the radiationsurface, the reflector, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to theemission surface, is formed concave on average so that a width b of thereflector in the direction away from the emission surface is describedby a function f (b) and the first derivative f′ (b) thereof increaseseither strictly monotonically or as an alternative monotonically as wellas strictly monotonically in some places in the direction away from theemission surface, it applies with a tolerance of 5% at most: F=E/sin²(a)with E≧1 cm², on at least one intersection line parallel to and in theemission surface, it applies for a height H of the reflector in thedirection perpendicular to the emission surface with a tolerance of 10%at most: H=tan(90°−a) L, and L is a length of the intersection line froman edge of the emission surface facing away from the reflector to theedge of the facing radiation surface, in a plan view.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A-1C and 2 to 8A-8B are schematic illustrations of examples ofluminaires described herein.

FIGS. 9A-9C are schematic plan views of assemblies having luminairesdescribed herein.

LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS

-   100 Assembly-   1 Luminaire-   2 Organic light-emitting diode-   20 Light exit surface-   3 Perpendicular to the emission surface-   4 Intersection line-   5 Reflector-   6 Kink-   7 Cover element-   a Glare angle-   D Average diameter of the emission surface-   E Planar, effective emission surface of the light-emitting diode-   F Planar, effective radiation surface of the luminaire-   H Height of the reflector-   L Length of the intersection line-   R Emitted light-   X Point-   Y Point-   Z Point

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

My luminaire is configured to generate visible light, e.g. white light.Preferably, the luminaire is configured for the purpose of generallighting. In particular, the luminaire is a ceiling lamp or a suspendedluminaire mounted on or below a ceiling of a room and configured forlighting this room. In particular, the room is a living room or anoffice.

The luminaire may include one or multiple organic light-emitting diodes.The at least one organic light-emitting diode is configured to generateand emit the light output by the luminaire. In particular, at least 90%or 95% or 99% or the entire light output by the luminaire is generatedby the at least one organic light-emitting diode. In other words, theorganic light-emitting diode is the main light source of the luminairethen. In the at least one organic light-emitting diode, the light isgenerated in an organic layer sequence.

The organic light-emitting diode may comprise a plane, effectiveemission surface. The plane, effective emission surface will hereinafteralso be referred to with E. The light generated in the organiclight-emitting diode is radiated from the effective emission surface.The effective emission surface can be a real boundary surface of theorganic light-emitting diode. Just as well, the effective emissionsurface can be a virtual surface corresponding to a surface of theorganic light-emitting diode in a plan view. In particular, theeffective emission surface is a projection of a light-emitting surfaceof the organic light-emitting diode on to a plane perpendicular to amain radiation direction of the organic light-emitting diode. In thiscase, the plane intersects the organic light-emitting diode preferablyin at least one point so that this plane contacts the organiclight-emitting diode, in particular tangentially, coming from adirection opposite the main radiation direction.

The luminaire may include a reflector. The reflector is configured tosuppress glare of the organic light-emitting diode. In particular, thereflector is configured to suppress glare for emission angles above aglare angle, hereinafter also referred to with a. The glare angle may bethe same for all directions. The glare angle preferably relates to themain radiation direction and/or to a perpendicular to the effectiveemission surface of the organic light-emitting diode. Light will thennot be emitted by the organic light-emitting diode at angles greaterthan the glare angle. The glare angle is 60°, for example.

The luminaire may include a plane, effective radiation surface,hereinafter also referred to with F. The plane, effective radiationsurface is a surface of the luminaire from which the light emitted bythe light-emitting diode emerges from the luminaire. The effectiveradiation surface can be a real boundary surface of the luminaire formedof a solid material. However, preferably it is a virtual surfaceresulting from a plan view of the luminaire.

The effective radiation surface may be a sum of the effective emissionsurface of the organic light-emitting diode and the surface of thereflector, in a plan view. Here, the emission surface of the organiclight-emitting diode and the surface of the reflector preferably do notoverlap, but in particular contact each other on all sides, in a planview.

The emission surface of the organic light-emitting diode may besurrounded by the reflector on all sides. This can mean that thereflector forms a closed ring around the emission surface. Here, theterm closed ring relates to the optical function of the reflector. Thisdoes not exclude when, due to manufacture, there is a small gap in aplace in the reflector with no light or no significant light fractionemerging from this gap.

The reflector may extend toward the radiation surface from the emissionsurface. In particular, the reflectors starts at the emission surface onall sides and in a contiguous manner so that the reflector contacts theemission surface on all sides then. It is not necessarily required thatthe reflector reaches the radiation surface in all places. However, thisis the case in at least one point, and preferably also contiguously andon all sides, especially in organic light-emitting diodes formed to berotation-symmetrical.

The reflector may be formed completely concave or concave on average, ina cross-sectional view perpendicular to the emission surface, i.e. awidth of the reflector in the direction away from the emission surfaceincreases or increases on average. Preferably, the width of thereflector increases monotonically or strictly monotonically in thedirection away from the emission surface and in a cross-sectional view.Here, concave particularly means that a width b of the reflector in thedirection away from the emission surface is described by a functionf(b), and that the first derivative f′ (b) of the function f(b)increases either strictly monotonically or monotonically and strictlymonotonically in some places in the direction away from the emissionsurface. In other words, the reflector can widen-up at an increasingrate in the direction away from the emission surface. Here, the width bis particularly measured in the direction parallel to the emissionsurface. This relationship regarding the width b applies to at least oneor, particularly preferably, to each cross-section through thereflector.

The emission surface may have a size of at least 1 cm² or 10 cm² or 80cm² or 200 cm² or 0.5 m². In other words, the organic light-emittingdiode is a surface light source. Preferably, the emission surface is asingle contiguous emission surface without sub-divided, separatelycontrollable emission areas. In other words, the organic light-emittingdiode and thus the luminaire is not a pixelated display and not apixelated display device.

The following relation may apply with respect to the emission surface Eof the organic light-emitting diode and to the effective radiationsurface F of the luminaire regarding the glare angle a: F=E/sin²(a).Preferably, this relation applies with a tolerance of at most 5% or 2%or 1% or 0.5%. In particular, this relation applies exactly, withinmanufacturing tolerances. In other words, the emission surface is scaledto the radiation surface through the glare angle.

The following relation may apply to at least one or a plurality of or toall intersection lines parallel to the emission surface and to a heightH of the reflector extending in the emission surface and in thedirection perpendicular to the emission surface of the organiclight-emitting diode: H=tan(90°−a) L. This relation preferably applieswith a tolerance of at most 10% or 5% or 2% or 1% or 0.5% or exactly,within manufacturing tolerances.

Here, L is a length of the intersection line from an edge of theemission surface facing away from the reflector to the edge of thefacing radiation surface, in a plan view. In other words, the length Lof the intersection line is determined as follows: In a plan view, anintersection line is placed through the emission surface of the organiclight-emitting diode. In particular, the intersection line is thelongest-possible intersection line, with respect to a respective pointon the edge of the emission surface, wherein the height H of thereflector is to be determined in this point. Alternatively, or inaddition, the intersection line is oriented perpendicular to the pointwhere the height H of the reflector is to be determined. Starting fromthis point, where the reflector height is to be determined, theintersection line is calculated all the way to the further point ofintersection of the intersection line with the emission surface as wellas on the other hand all the way to the intersection of the intersectionline with the radiation surface boundary, which bounds this point wherethe height of the reflector is to be determined.

The luminaire may include an organic light-emitting diode that emitslight having a plane, effective emission surface E, from which the lightgenerated in the organic light-emitting diode is radiated. Furthermore,the luminaire includes a reflector configured to suppress glare of thelight-emitting diode for emission angles above a glare angle a.Furthermore, the luminaire comprises a plane effective radiation surfaceF, from which light emitted from the light-emitting diode emerges fromthe luminaire. The emission surface is surrounded by the reflector onall sides and the reflector extends towards the radiation surface fromthe emission surface. In a cross-sectional view perpendicular to theemission surface, the reflector is concave on average. It applies with atolerance of at most 5%: F=E/sin²(a) with E≧1 cm², wherein it alsoapplies for a height H of the reflector in the direction perpendicularto the emission surface on at least one intersection line parallel toand in the emission surface, with a tolerance of at most 10%:H=tan(90°−a) L. Here, L is a length of the intersection line from anedge of the emission surface facing away from the reflector to the edgeof the facing radiation surface, in a plan view.

Organic light-emitting diodes are surface light sources that areapproximately Lambert emitters. In other words, light-emitting diodesemit approximately with a cos² θ characteristic. Thus, a significantradiation fraction at angles almost parallel to an emission surface isalso emitted by organic light-emitting diodes. On the other hand,lighting conditions are standardized and regulated for offices, forexample. Thus, a luminance must not be above 1500 nits at angles above60°, for example. In other words, a light source e.g. for an officelighting system must be anti-glared toward large emission angles.

In conventional organic light-emitting diodes, this is achieved e.g. inthat a beam forming foil is placed on to the organic light-emittingdiode or in that the organic light-emitting diode is provided with alight-scattering layer. However, such beam forming foils or scatteringlayers reduce a light outcoupling efficiency of radiation out of theorganic light-emitting diode. For this reason, a system of an organiclight-emitting diode and a beam forming foil or a scattering layer has acomparatively low efficiency.

In the organic light-emitting diode described herein, suppressing theglare is achieved by the circumferential reflector. In this case, alarger effective radiation surface is produced by the reflector in atargeted manner, thus achieving a targeted etendue enlargement. To keepa component efficiency high here, and minimize a component size as faras possible, the reflector is formed such that a minimum reflectorheight and reflector surface are observed, the latter viewed in a planview. Thus, the anti-glared luminaires described herein are moreefficient compared to conventional luminaires having organiclight-emitting diodes.

The emission surface may be located completely within the radiationsurface, in a plan view. In other words, the emission surface issurrounded by an area of the radiation surface and of the reflector witha width>0 on all sides, e.g. with a strip having a width of at least 2mm or 5 mm or 10 mm or at least 1% or 2% or 5% of an average diameter ofthe emission surface.

A distance between an outer edge of the radiation surface and an outeredge of the emission surface may be constant around the entire emissionsurface, in a plan view. In other words, the reflector forms a striphaving a constant width around the emission surface, in a plan view.

The radiation surface and the emission surface in each case may becircular surfaces. Preferably, both circular surfaces have one and thesame center.

The height of the reflector around the emission surface may be constant.In this case, the reflector preferably bounds both the radiation surfaceand the emission surface.

The relation H=tan(90°−a) L may apply to every longest intersection lineand on all sides around the emission surface, in particular with atolerance of at most 10% or 5% or 2% or 1% or 0.5% or exactly, withinmanufacturing tolerances. This can mean that the height of the reflectorvaries around the emission surface in a non-rotation-symmetric emissionsurface.

The radiation surface and the emission surface may each be rectangularsurfaces. It is possible here that the radiation surface and theemission surface have a common centroid, in particular a commonintersection of the diagonals. It is possible here that the height ofthe reflector exhibits a local maximum at the corners of the rectangularsurfaces. On the centers of the side surfaces of the rectangles, theheight of the reflector is preferably in each case minimal. Startingfrom these minima, the height increases toward the corners in each casemonotonically or strictly monotonically.

The glare angle may be at least 30° or 40° or 45° or 50° or 55°.Alternatively or in addition, the glare angle is at most 85° or 80° or75° or 70° or 65°. Particularly preferably, the glare angle is at 60°.

The emission surface of the light-emitting diode may be formed by alight exit surface of the light-emitting diode. The light exit surfaceis a surface of a substrate of the light-emitting diode that emitslight, for example. The light exit surface is a plane or planar boundarysurface of the light-emitting diode, which is formed by a solidmaterial.

The light exit surface of the light-emitting diode may be formed to becurved. Thus, the light-exit surface of the light-emitting diode isdifferent from the emission surface of the light-emitting diode.

In a plan view, at least one of the following relations may apply to theaverage diameter D of the emission surface and the height H of thereflector: H/D≦10, wherein the average diameter D is at least 1 cmand/or 6 cm at most then; H/D≦1.5, wherein the average diameter D ispreferably greater than 6 cm and/or 40 cm at most then; H/D≦0.3, whereinthe average diameter D is above 40 cm.

The reflector may be formed by two or more than two straight lineportions with different slopes, in a cross-sectional view. Thesestraight line portions connect with one another by a kink.

The kink, via which the exactly two straight line portions may connectto one another, is at least 15% or 20% and/or at most 50% or 40% or 30%along the height of the reflector. In other words, the kink is locatedcloser to the emission surface than to the radiation surface.

The kink may result in a change of direction of at least 3° or 5° or 7°and/or 15° or 12° or 8° at the most. In other words, the kink is only amoderate directional change of the straight line portions of thereflector.

The reflector may be a specular-reflecting reflector. In other words,the reflector does not reflect in a diffuse manner, but mirroringnormally. An average reflectivity of the reflector for the lightgenerated in the light-emitting diode, alternatively or in addition, isat least 90% or 94% or 96%. For example, the reflector comprises acoating of aluminum or silver. Just as well, the reflector can beprovided with a dielectric layer sequence for reflecting the generatedlight.

Furthermore, an assembly is provided. The assembly includes multipleluminaires, as provided in conjunction with one or multiple of theabove-mentioned example. Features or the luminaire are therefore alsodisclosed for the assembly and vice versa.

It at least one example of the assembly, the luminaires are arranged ina common plane. Within the plane, the luminaires are arranged next toone another and preferably do not overlap in a plan view. It is possiblefor the luminaires to be provided densely packed in the assembly andwithin this plane so that only a small gap, e.g. with a medium width ofat most 10% or 5% of a medium diameter of the radiation surfaces isformed between neighboring luminaires. Just as well, neighboringluminaires, in particular radiation surfaces, may contact one another inplaces or on all sides. Particularly preferably, the assembly includes aplurality of luminaires with rectangular, circular or hexagonalradiation surfaces.

Hereinafter, a luminaire described herein as well as an assemblydescribed herein will be explained in greater detail by examples withreference to the drawings. Here, the same reference characters indicatethe same elements in the individual figures. However, references are notto scale, and individual elements can be shown with an exaggerated sizefor a better understanding.

One example of a luminaire 1 is illustrated in a plan view in FIG. 1A,in a sectional illustration in FIG. 1B as well as in a functionaldiagram in FIG. 1C.

The luminaire 1 includes an organic light-emitting diode 2. In a planview, the organic light-emitting diode 2 comprises a circular light exitsurface 20, which is formed planar and plane. An effective emissionsurface E of the light-emitting diode 2 is also formed by the light exitsurface 20. A reflector 5 is located around the light-emitting diode 2on all sides. In a plan view, the reflector 5 extends around the lightexit surface 20 at a constant width so that the reflector 5 has acircular outer edge and a circular inner edge, in a plan view.

In a plan view, a radiation surface F of the luminaire 1 is formed bythe reflector 5 together with the light exit surface 20 constituted ofthe emission surface E. The radiation surface F is a planar, virtualsurface. The radiation surface F is thus defined by the reflector 5extending from the emission surface E, 20 toward the radiation surfaceF.

In a cross-sectional view, the reflector 5 is formed concave so that awidth of the reflector 5 continuously increases in the direction awayfrom the emission surface E, 20. To that end, in a cross-sectional view,the reflector 5 has in each case two straight line portions, which areseparated from one another by a kink 6. Through the reflector 5, it isachieved that a glare angle a is observed. In other words, light willnot emerge from the luminaire 1 at angles greater than the glare angle ato a perpendicular 3 of the emission surface E, 20 out of the luminaire1. On the one hand, this is achieved by a height H of the reflector 5and by the concave shape of the reflector 5 as well as by the width ofthe reflector 5.

To achieve high efficiency and a low component height, the size of theradiation surface and the height H of the reflector 5 depend on the sizeand the shape of the emission surface E. Thus, the following relationapplies to a radius r_(F) of the radiation surface F with respect to aradius r_(E) of the emission surface E depending on the glare angle a:r_(F)=r_(E)/sin(a). The emission surface E, 20, which is circular in aplan view has a diameter D. The diameter D is twice the radius r_(E).

The height H of the reflector 5 results from a length L of anintersection line 4, wherein the intersection line 4 is located within aplane of the emission surface E. Here, the length L is determinedstarting from a point X, at which the height of the reflector 5 is to bedetermined. Starting from this point X, the length L reaches all the wayto an opposite farthest intersection of the intersection line 4 with anouter edge of the emission edge E, see point Y. Furthermore, startingfrom point Y and across point X, the length L reaches to an outer edgeof the radiation surface F, which is located in point X. A point Z isformed by the intersection line 4 with the outer edge of the radiationsurface F. Thus, the length L reaches from point Y to the point Z, i.e.from the edge of the emission edge E facing away from the reflector tothe edge of the facing radiation surface F, in a plan view. Thus, thefollowing relation applies to the height H of the reflector 5 in pointX: H=L tan(90°−a), which in this case is equal to H=(r_(F)+r_(E))tan(90°−a) and thus H=r_(E) (1+1/sin(a)) tan(90°−a).

The glare angle a is e.g. predetermined by the purpose of the luminaire1, which purpose may be defined as an office lighting system.

Plan views of further examples of the luminaire 1 are shown in FIGS. 2to 4, respectively. The illustration of FIGS. 2 to 4 is analogous to theillustration of FIG. 1A.

In FIG. 2, the emission surface E and the radiation surface F are eachformed by rectangles or squares. The reflector 5 surrounds the emissionsurface E on all sides in a strip with a constant width. The radiationsurface F is equal to the emission surface E, divided by sin²(a), with abeing 60°, for example. Since heights H1, H2 of the reflector 5 inpoints X1, X2 at corners as well as within side edges on the emissionsurface E are in each case proportional to the lengths L1, L2 of longestintersection lines 4, the heights of the reflector 5 vary around theemission surface E.

The respective heights H1, H2 of the reflector 5 in the points X1, X2each result from tan(90°−a) multiplied by the associated length L1, L2of the respective longest intersection line 4.

In the example of FIG. 3, the emission surface E and the radiationsurface F are each formed ellipsoid, in a plan view. Here, the emissionsurface E is arranged in the radiation surface F and the emissionsurface E contacts the outer edge of the radiation surface F in a pointX1. Thus, the radiation surface F has a width of 0 in point X1. Thus,the associated straight line portion L1 is exclusively determined by theemission surface E. At an opposite side in point X2, the reflectorheight H2 is determined by the length L2 of the intersection line 4,which relates to both the emission surface E and the radiation surfaceF. The same applies to the height H3 in point X3. However, in contrastto what is shown in FIG. 3, the emission surface E is located centrallywithin the radiation surface F.

In the example of FIG. 4, the luminaire 1 is formed like a regulartrapezoid, in a plan view. On face sides, the reflector 5 is orientedperpendicular to the emission surface E so that a width of the radiationsurface F is 0 on the face sides then. The reflector 5 has a regularwidth unlike zero on both longitudinal sides. The calculation of therespective heights H1, H2 of the reflector 5 is effected analogously tothe FIGS. 1 to 3.

To determine the respective height of the reflector 5 at a certain pointaround the emission surface E, in particular the following is done.

First, the glare angle a predetermined by the use is determined or set.After that, it is determined how large the radiation surface F has to bebased upon the emission surface E predetermined by the organiclight-emitting diode 2. Furthermore, the basic shape of the radiationsurface F is predetermined and then the radiation surface F is shaped tothe emission surface E based upon the determined surface area.Subsequently, the height of the reflector is determined by the length ofthe respective longest intersection lines for each point around theemission surface E.

FIGS. 5 to 7 each show schematic sectional illustrations of theluminaire, in which the reflector is not drawn for the sake ofsimplicity. Here, the light exit surfaces 20 of the light-emittingdiodes 2 are each different from the emission surface E. The emissionsurface E is each constructed in that an end plane is placed on thelight exit surface 20. Thus, the emission surface E is the surface fromwhich light emerges from the light-emitting diode 2 in a plan view, seeparticularly FIG. 5.

According to FIG. 6, the light-emitting diode 2 comprises a plane lightexit surface 20, which however is oriented obliquely to the emissionsurface E. A cover element 7 is attached in regions between the lightexit surface 20 and the emission surface E. The cover element 7 isimpermeable to light and preferably diffusely reflective. In particular,the cover element 7 comprises a surface facing the organiclight-emitting diode 2 that has a Lambert's emission characteristic inreflection. In the example in FIG. 6 as well, radiation is exclusivelyemitted from the light-emitting diode 2 through the emission surface E.

The same applies to FIG. 7, according to which the light exit surface 20has a curved design. Again, a cover element 7 is provided between thelight exit surface 20 and the emission surface E, which preventsemission of light in regions outside the emission surface E.

FIG. 8 shows sectional illustrations of reflectors 5, see FIG. 8A of amodification and FIG. 8B of a luminaire 1. It can be discerned in FIG.8A that the reflector 5 is formed by one single straight line section,in a cross-sectional view. As a result, a critical emission angle of 30°results for the radiation R, starting from a point X at a corner of theemission surface E. However, by specular reflection on the reflector 5,even beams at a significantly smaller angle can be emitted, e.g. 22°.

This is prevented by the kink 6 in the reflector 5, as shown in FIG. 8B.Incidentally, the radiation surface F as well as the height H of thereflector 5 are set as described in conjunction with FIGS. 1 to 4. Oncethe emission surface E has been determined, as explained in conjunctionwith FIGS. 5 to 7, the further determination of the radiation surface Fas well as the height H of the reflector 5 is effected in the same way,as indicated in conjunction with FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 9 shows examples of assemblies 100 with luminaires 1 in schematicplan views. According to FIG. 9A, the luminaires 1 have a hexagonalbasic shape in a plan view. The luminaires 1 are arranged equidistantlyto one another. Here, the luminaires 1 are located in a common plane.Thus, all luminaires 1 particularly preferably have the same glare anglea with respect to this common plane. The entire assembly 100 is thusfree of glare on a certain, predetermined angular range.

According to FIG. 9B, the individual luminaires 1 have a circular basicshape in a plan view. The individual luminaires 1 are arranged at adistance to one another in a regular pattern. In contrast hereto, it ispossible, as well as in all other examples, that the luminaires 1 arearranged irregularly.

In the example of FIG. 9C, the individual luminaires 1, viewed in thebasic shape, are formed as squares and contact one another so that acontiguous light-emitting surface is formed by the assembly 100.

The individual luminaires 1 within the assembly 100 can be controllableindependently from one another. However, preferably, all luminaires 1are together electrically controllable within the assembly 100 so thatno separation in independent luminaire zones is present. In particular,all luminaires 1 can be turned on an off together as well as dimmedtogether and in a correlated manner.

My luminaires are not limited to the examples by the description. Thisdisclosure rather includes any new feature as well as any combination offeatures, which particularly includes any combination of features in theappended claims, even if the features or combination is not per seexplicitly stated in the claims or the examples.

This application claims priority of DE 10 2015 105 835.9, the subjectmatter of which is incorporated herein by reference.

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 15. A luminaire comprising: a surface light source thatemits light with a plane, effective emission surface E, from which thelight generated in the surface light source is radiated, a reflectorconfigured to suppress glare of the surface light source for emissionangles above a glare angle a, with 40°≦a≦80°, and a plane, effectiveradiation surface F, from which light emitted by the surface lightsource emerges from the luminaire, wherein the emission surface issurrounded on all sides by the reflector and the reflector, startingfrom the emission surface, extends towards the radiation surface, thereflector, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the emissionsurface, is formed concave on average so that a width b of the reflectorin a direction away from the emission surface is described by a functionf (b) and the first derivative f′(b) thereof increases either strictlymonotonically or as an alternative monotonically as well as strictlymonotonically in some places in the direction away from the emissionsurface, it applies with a tolerance of 5% at most:F=E/sin²(a) with E≧1 cm², on at least one intersection line parallel toand in the emission surface, it applies for a height H of the reflectorin the direction perpendicular to the emission surface with a toleranceof 10% at most: H=tan(90°−a) L, and L is a length of the intersectionline from an edge of the emission surface facing away from the reflectorto the edge of the facing radiation surface, in a plan view.
 16. Theluminaire according to claim 15, wherein the surface light source is anorganic light-emitting diode.
 17. The luminaire according to claim 15,wherein the relation H=tan(90°−a) L applies with a tolerance of at most10% for each longest intersection line, on all sides around the emissionsurface, and the reflector, in a plan view, completely fills adifferential surface between the emission surface and the radiationsurface and the reflector is restricted to the differential surfacehere.
 18. The luminaire according to claim 15, wherein the emissionsurface, in a plan view, is located completely within the radiationsurface.
 19. The luminaire according to claim 15, wherein a distancebetween the edge of the radiation surface to the edge of the emissionsurface is constant on all sides around the entire emission surface, ina plan view.
 20. The luminaire according to claim 15, wherein theradiation surface and the emission surface are each circular surfaces,and the height of the reflector is constant on all sides and thereflector bounds the radiation surface and the emission surface on allsides.
 21. The luminaire according to claim 15, wherein the radiationsurface and the emission surface are each rectangular surfaces, and theheight of each reflector exhibits a local maximum at corners of therectangular surfaces.
 22. The luminaire according to claim 15, thatsatisfies: 55°≦a≦65°.
 23. The luminaire according to claim 16, whereinthe emission surface is a light exit surface of the organiclight-emitting diode, and the light exit surface is formed plane andplanar.
 24. The luminaire according to claim 16, wherein a light exitsurface of the organic light-emitting diode is formed curved, and thelight exit surface is different from the emission surface.
 25. Theluminaire according to claim 15, wherein for an average diameter D ofthe emission surface and for the height H of the reflector: H/D≦10 for0.01 m≦D≦0.06 m and H/D≦1.5 for 0.06 m≦D≦0.4 m and H/D≦0.3 for D>0.4 m.26. The luminaire according to claim 15, wherein a width of thereflector increases strictly monotonically viewed in the cross-sectionand in the direction away from the emission surface.
 27. The luminaireaccording to claim 15, wherein the reflector, in a cross-sectional view,is formed by two straight line portions with different slopes connectedto one another by a kink, and kink is located 15% to 40% along theheight of the reflector and the kink means a change of direction of 3°to 12°.
 28. The luminaire according to claim 15, wherein the reflectorreflects in a specular manner and an average reflectivity of thereflector for the light generated in the light-emitting diode is atleast 94%.
 29. An assembly having a plurality of the luminairesaccording to claim 16, wherein the luminaires are arranged laterallynext to one another in a common plane.
 30. A luminaire comprising: anorganic light-emitting diode that emits light with a plane, effectiveemission surface E, from which the light generated in the organiclight-emitting diode is radiated, a reflector configured to suppressglare of the light-emitting diode for emission angles above a glareangle a, with 40°≦a≦80°, and a plane, effective radiation surface F,from which the light emitted by the light-emitting diode emerges fromthe luminaire, wherein the emission surface is surrounded on all sidesby the reflector and the reflector, starting from the emission surface,extends towards the radiation surface, the reflector, in across-sectional view perpendicular to the emission surface, is formedconcave on average so that a width b of the reflector in the directionaway from the emission surface is described by a function f (b) and thefirst derivative f′(b) thereof increases either strictly monotonicallyor as an alternative monotonically as well as strictly monotonically insome places in the direction away from the emission surface, it applieswith a tolerance of 5% at most:F=E/sin²(a) with E≧1 cm², on at least one intersection line parallel toand in the emission surface, it applies for a height H of the reflectorin the direction perpendicular to the emission surface with a toleranceof 10% at most: H=tan(90°−a) L, and L is a length of the intersectionline from an edge of the emission surface facing away from the reflectorto the edge of the facing radiation surface, in a plan view.